New Jersey Healthcare Essential Worker Outreach and Education Study - Testing Overlooked Occupations
NJ HEROES TOO (New Jersey Healthcare Essential Worker Outreach and Education Study - Testing Overlooked Occupations)
2 other identifiers
interventional
2,017
1 country
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Brief Summary
This mixed methods study evaluates the effectiveness and cost of a healthcare worker focused outreach intervention strategy versus community organization led outreach to explore contextual factors (individual, family, and community) affecting COVID-19 testing implementation outcomes and scalability.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable covid19
Started May 2021
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 10, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 23, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
May 3, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2021
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2021
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
March 10, 2023
CompletedMarch 10, 2023
March 1, 2023
8 months
February 10, 2021
February 10, 2023
March 8, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number of Participants Who Complete COVID-19 Testing
Number of participants who return their saliva testing kit.
1 year
Study Arms (2)
Healthcare Worker Focused Outreach Intervention Strategy
ACTIVE COMPARATORHealthcare Worker Focused Outreach Intervention Strategy
Community Organization Led Outreach
ACTIVE COMPARATORCommunity Organization Led Outreach
Interventions
This a focused outreach intervention strategy specifically designed for healthcare workers.
This is a standard community engaged outreach approach that has traditionally been used in previous research. Analogous to the standard of care for outreach.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Self-identification as Black or Hispanic/Latino.
- Resident of Union, Passaic, Middlesex, or Essex County, NJ.
- Parent/legal guardian able to provide permission to participate for those under 18
You may not qualify if:
- Under 4 years of age.
- Unable to speak, understand, and/or read English or Spanish.
- Unable to provide informed consent/assent
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
Related Publications (4)
Jimenez ME, Rivera-Nunez Z, Crabtree BF, Hill D, Pellerano MB, Devance D, Macenat M, Lima D, Martinez Alcaraz E, Ferrante JM, Barrett ES, Blaser MJ, Panettieri RA Jr, Hudson SV. Black and Latinx Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Mitigation Behaviors, Testing, and Vaccines. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2117074. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.17074.
PMID: 34264327BACKGROUNDBarrett ES, Andrews TR, Roy J, Greenberg P, Ferrante JM, Horton DB, Gordon M, Rivera-Nunez Z, Pellerano MB, Tallia AF, Budolfson M, Georgopoulos P, Reed D, Lynn B, Rosati R, Castaneda M, Dixon F, Pernell C, Hill D, Jimenez ME, Blaser MJ, Panettieri R Jr, Hudson SV. Community- Versus Health Care Organization-Based Approaches to Expanding At-Home COVID-19 Testing in Black and Latino Communities, New Jersey, 2021. Am J Public Health. 2022 Nov;112(S9):S918-S922. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306989. Epub 2022 Oct 20.
PMID: 36265092BACKGROUNDRivera-Nunez Z, Jimenez ME, Crabtree BF, Hill D, Pellerano MB, Devance D, Macenat M, Lima D, Gordon M, Sullivan B, Rosati RJ, Ferrante JM, Barrett ES, Blaser MJ, Panettieri RA Jr, Hudson SV. Experiences of Black and Latinx health care workers in support roles during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2022 Jan 18;17(1):e0262606. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262606. eCollection 2022.
PMID: 35041702BACKGROUNDJuarez R, Phankitnirundorn K, Ramirez A, Peres R, Maunakea AK, Okihiro M. Vaccine-Associated Shifts in SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity Among the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population in Hawaii. Am J Public Health. 2022 Nov;112(S9):S896-S899. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306973. Epub 2022 Sep 15.
PMID: 36108254DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Shawna V. Hudson
- Organization
- Rutgers University
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor and Research Division Chief Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 10, 2021
First Posted
February 23, 2021
Study Start
May 3, 2021
Primary Completion
December 31, 2021
Study Completion
December 31, 2021
Last Updated
March 10, 2023
Results First Posted
March 10, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share